The best of Leh Ladakh & Kargil
Detailed Day Wise Itinerary
DAY 1: Pickup from Leh airport
Pickup from Leh airport at & transfer to Hotel. Night stay at Leh. Full day rest for high altitude climatic conditions.
DAY 2: Leh local sight seeing
Leh local sightseeing: Shey Palace. Thicksay Monastery. Hemies Monastery. Sindhu Ghat and School of 3 Idiot & back to Hotel for Lunch. After lunch visit Shanti Stupa & drop to market . Later have your
dinner & overnight stay at hotel.
DAY 3: Leh-Khardung La-Nubravalley
After breakfast leave hotel for Nubra Valley, driving across Khardung la-(alt: 18,380 ft). After descending from the pass, visit Diskit Monasteries and then go to hotel in Diskit. After hot lunch drive for Hunder and the Sand Dunes where you can enjoy a short camel safari using the double-humped Bactrian camel (optional on direct payment). Return to the Camp/Hotel & enjoy evening tea/ coffee.Have your dinner & over night at the hotel/camp/Wooden cottage/home stay.
DAY 4: sight seeing
After breakfast Dep Nubra hotel / camp /wooden cottage / home stay for Turtuk village sight seeing & after Sight seeing back to hotel / camp/ woodencottage / home stay at nubra. (On the way Lunch).
DAY 5: Nubravalley – Pangong Lake
Early morning after breakfast drive for Pan gong Tso or Pan gong Lake. Pangong Lake is an endothecia lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 14,270 ft long and extends from India to Tibet. 60% of the length of the lake lies in Tibet, which is today under China's rule. The lake is 5 km wide at its broadest point. During winter the lake freezes completely, despite being saline water. The brackish water of the lake is devoid of any micro-vegetation. Tourists can see numerous ducks and gulls over and on the lake surface. There are some Species of scrubs and perennial herbs that grow in the marshes around the lake. The lake acts as an important breeding ground for a variety of birds including a number of migratory birds. During summer, the Bar-headed goose and Brahmini ducks are commonly seen here. After sightseeing back to Leh. overnight stay at Pangon/Leh.
DAY 6: Dep.Pangaon to Leh (Stay at Leh)
DAY 7: Leh-Kargril
After breakfast leave hotel & move toward the Kargil via Namki La, Fate La. After lunch visit Drass. Drass is widely recognized as the second coldest inhabited place in the world. Kargil War Memorial & back to hotel at Kargil.
DAY 8: Kargil hotel to Leh
After breakfast, leave Kargil hotel to Leh via Mulbekh, Lamayuru Moonland hill, Magnetic hill Sangam, Indus Zanskar, Gurudowara & back to Leh & stay.
